"Romantic" Material by
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Arcady Cousminer -available
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Appassionato

Nocturne

Preludes 1 - 3

Arcady Cousminer is a
previously unpublished composer
I have permission from his family to share with you. Arcady was
trained in the St. Peterburg Conservatory prior to 1917, and a
letter he left says that he studied further under a student of
Rimsky-Korsakov. Sadly, there was a time at a train station in
Russia where a suitcase full of his work was misplaced and never
recovered. He came to the US about 1922 and made his living as
a conductor in silent movie theatres and struggled through the
depression playing piano in bars and hotels. He may have taught
a few students. After the suitcase disaster, he eventually gave
up composing, although at least he courageously either recreated
some works, or wrote a few entirely new samples. These found pieces
date from after his arrival, since the manuscript paper is marked
"Litho'd in U.S.A.". A friend of both mine and the family
(Miro Lehtonen of Helsinki) found what still exists while visiting
Arcady's relatives, so now the music is going to emerge at last
to be played somewhere. Think of Arcady Cousminer if you ever
have a bad day...